Francesca Sloan - Vice Chair

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Francesca is a Co-Opted member of the governors and was appointed in March 2020

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Francesca is a qualified speech and language therapist who now works for the local authority as a Designated Clinical Officer for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Francesca has worked with the local government association to inspect early years provision, she has worked with the BBC to develop their early years education agenda and she has advised on SEND and early years agendas across greater Manchester.

Steve Kay 

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Steve is a Co-Opted / Local Authority member of the governors, he was appointed in March 2020.

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Steve is Assistant Director for Early help and Schools for Rochdale Borough Council. He is a professionally qualified teacher and also Professional JNC youth worker. He is also Director of a Community Arts Charity ‘Back to Ours’ and also Director of Rochdale Local Education Partnership.

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He is also Chair of the Greater Manchester Education Leads. He has been working as a senior officer in Local Government, Connexions and Voluntary Sector for over 25 years.

Wendy Nicholls

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Wendy was appointed as a staff governor June 2022

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Wendy has been a member of staff at Brownhill Learning Community since 2015.  She is the Children’s Welfare Lead and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the school.  

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Prior to joining Brownhill Learning Community Wendy worked in children’s social care as a child protection social worker for 11 years and is also a qualified counsellor, previously volunteering for NSPCC and the mental health charity MIND.  

Stephen Le Carpentier

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Stephen is a Co-Opted member of the governors and was appointed in March 2020

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Stella Oldham

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Stella is a Co-Opted member of the governors and was appointed in November 2011

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Shah Wazir

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Shah is a Co-Opted member of the governors and was appointed in February 2022

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